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Picnic (1955)

Rate: 5
Viewed: 12/13

12/13: The trouble with Picnic is Rosalind Russell.

Because of William Holden acting like a foolish 5-year-old kid, it starts out as a fun-filled picture during the first half. All of a sudden, confused misunderstanding, which occurs during one night, causes an about-face, rendering the second half melodramatic with Rosalind Russell getting in the way a lot.

Here's where I'm confused: is Picnic supposed to be William Holden and Kim Novak's picture? Sadly, they don't spend a lot of time together, and I don't know why I should care about Rosemary's problems or why there's so much attention heaped upon her.

Just underneath the title on the DVD cover, Jack Moffitt called Picnic "one of the sexiest pictures I've ever seen." I think he said it after developing a homoerotic attraction to William Holden's bare chest.

All in all, Picnic is How to Ruin a Film 101.

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